The Kurt referred to in the title is Kurt Schwitters, a prominent figure in the Dada movement. He was known for his “sound poems”, emphasizing phonetic sounds over words, “verse without words.” This song samples parts of Schwitters' sound poem “Ursonate”, and Eno’s lyrics often are more about how t...
[Verse 1: Brian Eno]
Burger cruising just above the ground, ground, ground and gunner puts a burnish on his steel
Anna with her feelers moving round, round, round is sharpening her needles on the wheel
[Bridge: Kurt Schwitters]
(Unintelligable from Ursonate)
[Verse 2: Eno]
Burger Bender bargain blender shine, shine, shine and gunner burn the leader on the fuse
Bundle up the numbers counting 3, 6, 9; Here's Anna building webs across our shoes
Celebrate the loss of one and all, all, all and separate the torso from the spine
Burger Bender bouncing like a ball, ball, ball so Burger Bender bargain blender shine
[Outro: Eno]
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Do the do-si-do, do the mirror man, do the Boston Crab, and the allemande
Kurt’s Rejoinder was written by Brian Eno.
Kurt’s Rejoinder was produced by Brian Eno & Rhett Davies.